1
as in obedience
a readiness or willingness to accept or adapt to a given circumstance
She eventually reached an acceptance of her mother's sometimes challenging eccentricities.
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as in approval
permission given to do something
They had a fancy dinner to celebrate his acceptance to Columbia University.
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Recent Examples of acceptance
This legislation made its way through Congress back then in part because there was societal acceptance of the false belief that the Chinese were immutably immoral and threatening.
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Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
These companies know how to frame settlement offers to maximize acceptance and minimize delays.
—Víctor Rosario, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
As exams, college acceptance decisions and next-steps in-life come together all at once, many high school seniors are suffering from senioritis.
—Sophia Urias, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Aid workers build trust and acceptance by not picking sides in a conflict and providing aid based on need.
—Chen Reis, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for acceptance
Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
These companies know how to frame settlement offers to maximize acceptance and minimize delays.
—Víctor Rosario, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
As exams, college acceptance decisions and next-steps in-life come together all at once, many high school seniors are suffering from senioritis.
—Sophia Urias, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Aid workers build trust and acceptance by not picking sides in a conflict and providing aid based on need.
—Chen Reis, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for acceptance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceptance
Noun
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Trump is enacting Project 2025 nearly to the letter, deploying executive orders, lawsuits, and rhetorical bombast in an effort to force judges, law firms, cultural institutions, university presidents, and press barons into postures of pitiable obedience.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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There are many reasons a person might hesitate to partake in French ring, a sport where dogs are judged on their agility, obedience and ability to provide protection.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The city charter requires that the mayor announced his preferred candidate, which is then subject to council approval.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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When the transaction was unveiled in December, UMG said it was expected to close in the second half of 2025, pending regulatory approvals.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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Before this recent trend of Congressional acquiescence, Republican President Ronald Reagan issued 78 vetoes in his eight years in office.—
David M. Drucker,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Yet, whatever the deal means for Paul, Weiss, its acquiescence to Trump marks a sad day for the legal profession—or what once was a profession, and is now just another business.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2025
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But neither the Principals’ Association nor the MSAD #51 Board of Directors will sign that compliance agreement, representatives said this week.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
28 Mar. 2025
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The only modifications: noting that the approximately $9 tourist levy introduced in February 2024 is in fact mandatory, and upping enforcement mechanisms for broader compliance with the rules.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, the parties involved failed to come to any agreement before that deal expired at the end of the year.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Another Law Firm Reaches Agreement: Milbank, based in Manhattan, has reached an agreement with the Trump administration over the kind of free legal services its lawyers can provide to head off an executive order that could impair its business.—
Victoria Kim,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Updated on April 3 with SpaceX's confirmation that Booster 14 will launch on Starship Flight 9. Stephen Clark is a space reporter at Ars Technica, covering private space companies and the world’s space agencies.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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During his confirmation hearing last month, Oz vowed to empower patients to take charge of their health care and crack down on fraud, waste and abuse to safeguard federal health programs.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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After all, this will go to the very Supreme Court that declared, when overruling Chevron, that courts owe no deference to the executive branch when interpreting statutes.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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With an about-face and flattery, executives hoped this time around that Mr. Trump might show tech more deference, including it in his efforts to deregulate industries like energy and autos.—
Cecilia Kang,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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This would be the first of two certification flights for NSSL missions required by the Space Force.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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But even under the pro-union Biden administration, less than half of all successful union certifications resulted in a collective bargaining agreement.—
Shaun Richman,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Acceptance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptance. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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